Car-fender.



Patented Dec. I6, 1902.

a. & P. LIN HARD.

GAR FENDER.

(Application filed Jul y 28, 1902.\

(N0 Model.)

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-UN1TED STATES Q PATENT UFFICE.

GEORGE LINI-IARD AND PHILIP LINHARD, OF SUBLETT, MISSOURI.

CAR-FENDER.

SPECIFICATION formingpart of Letters Patent No. 716,070, dated December 16, 1902- Application filed Jilly 28, 1902.

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that we, Gnonen LINHARD and PHILIP LINHARD, citizens of the United States, residing at Sublett, in the county of Adair and State of Missouri, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Car- Fenders, of which'lthe following is a specification.

Our invention relates to, improvements in car-fenders; and one object of our invention is the provision of a car-fender which can be easily and readily applied to all tram-cars and which will absolutely prevent injn ry to a person when struck by the said fender.

Another object of our invention is the provision of a car-fenderwhich will operate automatically when struck to lift the object or person and deposit it in the fender, the fender forming a soft contact and preventing injury to the person.

Another object of our invention is the provision of a car-fender which will be of compact, simple, strongrand durable construction, which is inexpensive of production and application to cars, and which is positively reliable and efficient in operation. With these objects in view our invention consists of a car-fender embodying novel features of construction and combination of parts, substantially as disclosed herein.

Figure 1 represents a perspective view of our fender applied to a car, the parts of the fender being in the position assumed before striking an object. Fig. 2 represents a similar view with the parts in the position assumed after the objectjhas been'struck. Fig. 3 represents an enlarged view of the fender detached to more clearly disclose details of construction. 1

Referring by numerals to the drawings, in which similar numerals denotecorresponding parts in the several figures of said drawings, the numeral 1 designates the dash or front of a car to which our fender is applied, and the fender isparticularly designed or adapted for use upon street-cars employing electricity as a motive'power. To the dashboard of the car is attached a suitable framework 2, to which. the open rectangular frame 3 is secured, said frame consisting of the fiat transverse rails 4, which engage the framework on the dashboard, and of the vertical outward-extending $erial No. 117,255. (No model.)

rails 5, forming the square or rectangular open frame, which possesses great strength, but is light in weight. To the lower ends of the vertical rails is connected the forward-extending parallel arms 6, to the extreme forward ends of which are secured the buffers or cushions 7, which prevent hard contact. The said arms travel very close to'the rails, and adjacent to the bnfiers the arms are connected by the pair of coiled springs 8, and leading from near the ends of said arms to the vertical rails of the frame are the two sets or pairs of similar coiled springs 9, the springs all acting to prevent hard contact with the body of a person and serving to prevent injury to a person, as will presently appear. The arms near their outer or forward ends are also connected by the rod 10, and to the vertical rails of the frame are fulcrumed the angle or crank levers 11, to the upper limbs 12 of which are secured the ends of the rod 13, and to the rods 10 and 13 are secured the fends of the net or basket 14, and to the lower limbs of the anglelevers, which are formed with a bifurcation 15, are connected the upper ends of the links 16, whose lower ends are secured near the forward ends of the arms, and the two sets of coiled side springs are secured at 17 to the said links 16 in order that the springs will move with the links.

From the foregoing description, taken in connection with the drawings, the operation of our car-fender will be readily understood, and itwill be seen that the forward part of the fender travels very close to the rails, and when the fender contacts with an object the object is struck by the coiled springs, which make the contact soft and prevent injury, and instantly upon the object coming in contact with the springs the angle -levers are turned and the person falls into the basket or net thus formed, and is thus saved from inury.

It will be understood that our device travels close to the ground, and it is absolutely impossible for a person to pass under the fender and also that the instant a person comes into contact with the forward springs the parts partially collapse and form a basket into which the person is caught.

It will be noticed that our device can be easily and inexpensively applied to all trolleycars, that it will operate automatically when struck and will save a person from injury, that it can be quickly set after being struck, that the fender cannot be damaged by contact, that it is strong and durable, and is entirely efficient and practical in every particnlar.

We claim- 1. Acanfender,consistingofapairofarms, links having their lower ends" connected to the arms, angle-levers connected to the upper ends of said links, and a basket or net connected to the levers and arms.

2. A car-fender, consisting of a frame, a pair of arms extending outward from said frame, links connected to said arms, anglelevers connected to the links, side springs connected to the frame and arms, buffer-springs connected to the forward ends of said arms, and a catch basket mounted between the frame and arms.

3. A car-fender, consisting of a frame, a pair of arms extending forward from the frame, a pair of angle-levers fulcru med to the frame, a basket or net connected to the angle-levers and arms, and a pair of links having their lower ends connected to the arms and their other ends connected to the other limb of said angle-levers.

4. A car-fender, composed of a frame, a pair of arms extending forward from said frame, links connected to said arms, anglelevers connected to the links, side and forward buffer-springs, and a catchbasket.

5. Acar-fender, composed of apair ofarms, links having their lower ends pivoted to said arms, angle-levers having their lower limbs pivoted to the upper ends of said links, and a basket or net connected to the upper limbs of the angle-levers and to said arms.

In testimony whereof we affix our signatures in presence of two witnesses.

Witnesses:

.T. M. KENNEDY, E. L. DODSON. 

